Search for dissertations about: "TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY.

2. 1. Total knee arthroplasty : aspects on improved fixation in the younger patient

   Author : Anders Henricson; Kjell G Nilsson; Tore Dalén; Sören Toksvig-Larsen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : Surgery; Total knee arthroplasty; total knee replacement; mobile bearing; trabecular metal; hydroxy-apatite coating; Kirurgi; Orthopaedics; ortopedi;

   Abstract : The results of total knee arthroplasty are inferior in younger patients. The challenge today is therefore to develop designs and concepts that will last at least 25 years. This thesis has evaluated the fixation to bone of modern designs of knee prostheses uring RSA analysis. READ MORE

4. 2. Total knee arthroplasty : Alternative aspects on fixation, design and postoperative treatment

   Author : Gunnar Adalberth; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; Total knee arthroplasty; RSA; migration; all-polyethylene; drainage; cement; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi; Orthopaedics; ortopedi;

   Abstract : Total knee arthroplasty as a treatment of severe gonarthrosis has become a great success, but tibial component loosening is still a major reason for failure. When total knee arthroplasty was introduced, only all-polyethylene (AP) tibial components were available. READ MORE

5. 3. Total Knee Arthroplasty and Bariatric Surgery : Patients, Outcomes and Surgeons

   Author : Perna Ighani Arani; Per Wretenberg; Annette W-Dahl; Maziar Mohaddes; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Knee Osteoarthritis; Total Knee Arthroplasty; Revision; Obesity; Bariatric Surgery;

   Abstract : Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common disorder of the joint, affecting over 500million people globally, and is one of the most demanding disabilities worldwide.One of the most prominent risk factors for developing OA is obesity. Clinically, the most common site of OA is the knee. READ MORE

6. 4. The Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register. Validity and Outcome

   Author : Otto Robertsson; Lund Ortopedi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; orthopaedics; Surgery; outcome.; survival; register; Swedish; revision; Knee; arthroplasty; traumatology; Kirurgi; ortopedi; traumatologi;

   Abstract : The Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register (SKAR) was initiated in 1975 to prospectively follow patients operated on with knee arthroplasty. With revisions utilized as the end-point in survival analyses, it is of importance that all revisions of included patients are reported. READ MORE

7. 5. Local infiltration analgesia in knee arthroplasty

   Author : Per Essving; Kjell Axelsson; Lars Weidenhielm; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Knee arthroplasty; minimally invasive surgery; ropivacaine; ketorolac; intrathecal morphine; local infiltration analgesia; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) is a new technique for postoperative pain management following knee arthroplasty. LIA involves a long-acting local anesthetic (ropivacaine), a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (ketorolac) and epinephrine infiltrated into the knee joint during surgery and injected postoperatively via a catheter. READ MORE